September
It's been a full month since Katie found out she was expecting. Her and Steve moved into a bigger place close to Stark tower as they were getting ready for the baby, slowly. But Katie was concerned. Her belly was fairly large already and it was only a month. Right now they were on there way to the Tower to meet . Steve stopped at a red light, looking over at her with a worried smile. "Hey.." He reached over, holding her hand that was rubbing her belly. "Everything's gonna be fine." She sighed. "I hope so. There just growing so fast, it's not normal." Steve smiled, starting to drive again as the light turned green. "Ss long as he or she is healthy, shouldn't that be what matters?" Katie nodded, still rubbing her belly, looking out the window.
Steve parked outside, getting out and going around to help Katie as the door opened, Quinn and TJ running out with Tony and Gage following after them. Katie smiled as Quinn hugged her, TJ hugging below her belly. She smiled. "Hey you two. You behaving?" They both giggled. Quinn spoke. "Yep!" Katie smiled. "Any luck training little man?" TJ smiled, standing straighter. "yeah! I nearly broke my punching bag last week." Katie wasn't sure how to respond to that but smiled. "That's...great." She looked up, seeing her dad walk over. Tony spoke, gently pulling them away from her. "Com'on, let your sister have some room." Katie smiled. "Hi dad." Tony smiled, hugging her. "Hey sweetie. How far along are you?" "A month." He shook his head. "Wow, already look like your four months in. lets get you inside. Bruce will be here soon." Katie walked inside, her mom now walking over with a soft smile. "Katie.. you look beautiful." Katie smiled, hugging her mom. "Thank you. I'm starting to feel like a boat." "Lets go in the kitchen. I started a pot of tea."
About a half hour later Bruce arrived, setting up in the lab. Once he was settled he waited for Katie and Steve. He smiled. "Hey guys." Steve nodded over. "Hello Doctor." Bruce smiled. "Please, you can just call me Bruce." Katie smiled. "Thank you for doing this on such short notice." Bruce smiled. "it's fine. I'm honored this family trust me so much. Just lay down over there and we'll do an ultrasound." Katie laid down with the help of Steve as Bruce brought the machine over, lifting her shirt, rubbing some of the cold gel on her belly. Once that was settled he brought the wand over her belly, the screen starting to light up with images of a baby. Bruce was surprised. "Wow...your only a month in." Katie spoke. "Yeah..why? Is it bad? Is our baby ok?" Bruce smiled. "So far baby looks fine. Just much bigger then it should be for one month. One month it should still be just a large embryo, an alien looking thing. You look to be about three months ahead. Roughly four. There's no abnormalities I can see but we can always run some more tests if you like. Would you like to know the sex?" Katie and Steve both smiled, Katie looked to Steve. "what do you want to do?" Steve smiled. "Why don't we keep it a surprise? That way at least we know for sure." Katie smiled, nodding. "we'll leave it a surprise." Bruce nodded, turning off the machine.
December
Bruce, Steve and Katie were temporarily living in the tower. Bruce, after a few tests more realized it the the serum in Steve's blood making the baby grow so fast. Instead of the normal 9-months. Bruce estimated it at around 4 months. Needless to say, it was a shock to them. They rushed to get there place together for there baby and they just got it done last week. Bruce had a small set up in the lab for the birthing (which Katie opted for natural) with a large, comfy medical bed,vitals, medicines if it goes wrong, ect.. it was 3Am and Katie couldn't sleep. For the whole day her back had been killing her, cramping up, they baby wouldn't stop moving and kicking and now it felt like someone was twisting her insides. She gripped her full belly, breathing thru a particularly bad pain.
She couldn't help the whimper. It woke Steve, groggily he turned over, wrapping his arm around Katie. "Whats wrong?" She breathed thru the pain. "Just keep cramping up...they don't want to stop.. ahh.." Steve had a concerned look when he felt a wet spot underneath where he was laying. His brain put together the location of the wet spot and what was happening with her quickly. "Did you water break?" She breathed heaver but he could tell the pain subsided for now. "I...Don't know...I was so cramped up I don't think I noticed anything else..." Steve swallowed. "Baby, I don't think those are cramps." She suddenly felt the wet spot when she laid back on her back, now that she was relaxed she felt the wetness in her underwear. Just how long ago did her water break?
She swallowed, looking to Steve. "I...I'm sorry...I didn't know...I didn't..." Suddenly pain erupted in her, gripping the sheets. "Ahh...get me to the lab...now.." He nearly jumped out of the bed, picking her up easily, going down the stairs quickly. Gage was in the living room with Quinn watching spongebob, calming her down from her nightmare when Steve suddenly went past them quickly. Gage caught the movement, looking up. "Steve!" Steve stopped, looking to Gage, Katie in his arms, curled up, she was straining and in pain. Steve spoke. "Get Dr. Banner, shes having the baby now." Katie growled weakly. "I'll be having this baby in your arms if you don't move. Ah..." Steve took the hint, moving quickly. JARVIS already having the door open for him. Steve got her to the bed, setting her up as Dr. Banner instructed him just in case of a night birth. She was dressed quickly in a hospital gown. Blanket covering her lower as she gripped her belly and the railing of the bed. "Oh God...I need to push...if Bruce Doesn't get.." Steve was petting her hair back shaking. He had no idea what to do now. He felt helpless. "Just hold on. He's upstairs, on his way down now." She whined in pain and annoyance.
Within moments Bruce was running thru the lab doors. Steve spoke Quickly. "Can she push yet?" Bruce looked exhausted and exasperated. "Goddamn, it's that quick..." He got gloves on quickly, going over to her, sitting at his place at the end of the bed. "First she needs to be on her back." Steve helped turn her. Bruce opened her legs gently, his arms going under the blanket. "Ok...now push." Katie pushed, gripping Steve's hand. Her teeth ground together. "Ahhh..." Bruce smiled. "Good...already almost out. Ok, break and breath." She gasped for air, whimpering. "Oh God...it hurts." Steve kissed her head. "I know it hurts but you gotta stay strong." She cried. "I don't think I can.." Steve hated how his normally strong, smart-ass wife was so weak and in pain. Doubting her her strength to get thru the most painful ordeal he hopes she ever has to go thru.
Bruce spoke. "Ok, one more big push. Baby is almost out." Katie whimpered, pushing but Steve could tell it was weaker then her last. "Ahh...Oh God...Steve..." She looked up at him and her eyes broke his heart. He held her hand and kissed her head as a tear went down his face. He felt so helpless. "Com'on baby, you can do this. Think of our child. They want to meet us as much as we want to meet them. Just one more big push. You can do that." She swallowed, pushing, hard. He swore if he wasn't a super-soldier his hand would have broke. She pushed, nearly screaming. The pained yell drying off as the baby's feet were out.
Steve's heart stopped. They baby wasn't crying. He wasn't sure if that was normal. Bruce was now holding his baby. Bruce quickly cut the cord and took the baby to the cleaning area. Within moments Steve heard little whimpers turn to shrill crying. He felt his eyes water. He turned to Katie but swallowed. That was when JARVIS spoke. "Vitals in mother lowering, Heart rate lowering. Beats slowing.." JARVIS went on as Bruce quickly rushed now that he had the baby cleaned and placed in there medical crib. Bruce spoke as he worked around Katie. "Stand back." Steve swallowed, standing back. "Is she ok?" Katie was pale and passed out and Steve suddenly heard the awful high pitched sound. A flat line. Bruce told him to leave so he could work. Steve nodded but he wanted nothing more then to rush over and hold his wife close.
He walked over to the medical crib, gently picking up his daughter. He couldn't stop the tears as he held her close, walking out of the lab with her. Giving Bruce privacy to work on Katie. He had faith he would save her. The Stark's were tough to kill. He swallowed the lump in his throat as he walked up the stairs and into the kitchen where everyone was waiting. Mugs of coffee in nearly everyone's hand. Kim spoke up quietly. "Is Katie..?" Steve spoke, his voice wavering. "she flat lined. Bruce is working on her..." Kim took in a sharp breath. "Oh God..." Tony ran his hands thru his hair, sitting down. "She'll be fine.." Steve nodded, agreeing with Tony. "I know." Kim swallowed putting on a weak smile. "You have a daughter now?" Steve smiled weakly, holding the tiny pink bundle in his arms. "Yeah." He hated how his voice cracked. He had nothing but faith in Bruce and the Stark's streak of defying death. He was still terrified.
It was an hour later that Bruce got Katie stable enough for visitors. Steve was the first in, holding there daughter. He smiled weakly, seeing Katie asleep. He sat next to her, holding there little girl. It was another hour later she woke up. She groaned, looking over. It took her a few more minutes to realize what she was looking at. She smiled weakly. "We have a daughter.." Steve smiled, his eyes watering again. "Shes beautiful." Katie smiled, looking over. "She looks just like you. All blonde hair and blue eyes. Shes gonna be beating off boys with a stick." Steve let out a small scoff. "Or my Shield." Katie chuckled weakly before wincing. "What happened?" Steve frowned softly. "You almost died. You flat lined and it took Bruce an hour to bring you back. I think he explained it that because of the serum, you got a little bit of that serum from our little girl when she was inside you to help aid in carrying the baby but once the serum wasn't needed and she was out of you, your body wasn't able to catch up with everything on it's own. It was dependent on the serum from the baby." Katie nodded. "Can I hold her?" Steve smiled, gently giving the pink bundle to Katie. Katie smiled softly, holding the little hand that was sticking out of the blanket. "Hey little one..she needs a name." Steve smiled. "we'll figure one out, right now, I think your family wants to see you."
Steve let them into the lab. Tony and Kim followed by Gage and Clint. Quinn and TJ had fallen back asleep. Tony walked over carefully. "Hey sweetie, how you feeling?" Katie smiled. "bBetter now... I have a little girl." Tony chuckled. "That makes us officially grandparents. " Kim smiled. "God I feel so old now. " Katie smiled. "Did you want to hold her?" Kim nodded. "Yes, please." Katie held her out as Kim gently took her in her arms, Tony walking over, arm around her. Kim smiled. "Shes beautiful. She looks just like you Steve." Tony smiled, holding his granddaughters tiny hand. "Hey little one..bet your gonna be just like your daddy." Steve smiled weakly. "I hope not." Gage smiled, standing in the back with Clint. "Are you gonna train her?" Steve shook his head to Gage. "No. I don't want to force her into anything she doesn't want to do." "And if she wants to?" Steve sighed. "Then I'm not sure. I guess I'll figure it out once we get there." Kim gently rocked the baby,kissing her head.
Tony smiled. "Quinn and TJ have there lives nearly laid out to them. I forgot what it's like to not know what you want your child to do. Or if they have much choice in it." Steve smiled weakly. "It's scary. But as long as shes happy, that's all that matters." After a half hour of looking thru baby names, Katie and Steve agreed on Amelia. Amelia Jo Rodgers.
AN: Hope you all enjoyed this. I'm excited to work with this new OC, Amelia! Fem Captain America! I think so! :D Please keep the reviews coming :)